RCCE Subnational Consultants - Transcription and Translation at Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria

Breakthrough ACTION ignites collective action and encourages people to adopt healthier behavior - from using modern contraceptive methods and sleeping under bed nets to being tested for HIV and preventing the spread of zoonotic diseases - by forging, testing, and scaling up new and hybrid approaches to social and behavior change.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: RCCE Subnational Consultants - Transcription and Translation

Location: Abuja
Period of engagement: 2 weeks (January 20 to February 10, 2023)
Total number of days: 15 days
Supervision: Senior Program Officer (RCCE-RMEL).
Number required: 4 Translators

Background

• Breakthrough Action Nigeria (BA-N) is a USAID-funded Social Behaviour Change (SBC) and Risk Communication Project with the goal of increasing the practice of priority individual and household level health behaviors in target states on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health plus Nutrition (MNCH+N), Family Planning (FP), Malaria, Tuberculosis, and Risk Communication and Community engagement (RCCE) for COVID and Priority Infectious diseases (Lassa fever, Monkey Pox). Firmly grounded in proven practices, Breakthrough ACTION works in partnership with governments, civil society, and communities around the world to implement creative and sustainable SBC programming, nurture SBC champions, mainstream new techniques, and technologies, and advocate strategic and sustained investment in SBC.

Scope of Work
The consultant will work closely with Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria RCCE technical staff to:

• Translate and transcribe audio from Hausa to English.
• Prepare a translated scripts in English to each question using the assessment tool.

Deliverables:

• Translated scripts (written in English) of all interviews (FGDs, KIIs and IDIs) conducted.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

• Experience translating and transcribing audio, written, and visual services for health-related development projects.
• Fluency in Hausa language (Spoken and written)
• Access to translating and transcribing tools to accomplish the services listed.
• Provision of at least 2 samples of previous work.
• Ability to mobilize resources and deliver within specified timeline.

Payment Terms

• Please state your payment terms while quoting. However, Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria’s preferred term is full payment after receipt of goods & services, when all invoices have been received and products have been certified.
• Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria is VAT exempt, so please do not include VAT fees when quoting.  Also note that Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria will deduct withholding tax at 10% from the total value, to be remitted to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Payment will be made after submission of vendor invoice and acceptance/certification of items by Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
13th January 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Cover Letter and CV to: hiring@ba-nigeria.org using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the mail.

Note

• The document should be cover letter first.
• Resumes should include references.
• Do NOT send links to online resumes or CVs.
• Candidates should use the following subject in their email submission “Job Title”
• Only final candidates will be contacted.